Tom&Serg

In just under two years, Tom Arnel and Sergio Lopez have opened three cafés and have a fourth venue (a bar) in the works. Head to their first, artsy-industrial Tom&Serg, and it’s easy to see why it became the source of the duo’s success.

The menu changes relatively regularly, but tends to keep the same backbone. Dishes are updated rather than removed – the stewed rhubarb topping on the muesli might be replaced with vanilla, apricots and granola, for example.

You’ll find salted caramel French toast, shakshouka (one of the best we’ve tried) and simple fruit loaf served with house jam and ricotta sitting alongside gado, a super salad, tuna tacos, a Cubano sandwich and a burger. It may sound like a broad variety, but it’s not haphazard; the quality is proof of how carefully each dish has been created. Their stubbornness in serving 64-degree coffee is well-documented, but there’s no denying its excellence, and friendly staff will happily explain less-familiar preparations.

Perpetually busy, you’re likely to encounter a wait for tables at weekends, but the food is worth it. Tom&Serg has lost none of its momentum or cool. Still, without doubt, one of the best.

The bottom lineWhether it’s breakfast, lunch or just a coffee, few places do it better.
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Anna Aug 27, 2014 12:38 pm

Would you go back to this restaurant? no

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Very very disappointing. The beef burger was tiny compared to size of the brioche bun. The Morning After Wrap - (really bad name) This was a Paratha type wrap and not a normal wheat wrap, this was not explained, even after asking what it was made of. Well overpriced also.